Operate Pack

Engineering & Design Module - Ages 3+

The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity.

STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day.

This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Car City Puzzle Games - Brain Teaser for Kids
Kids will love revealing the pictures in this puzzle game! Play with 4 to 12 pieces and with different original shapes - geometric, fractal and figurative pieces.

Carl Super Jet: Airplane Rescue Flying Game
Ready for take off? Join Carl the Super Jet of Car City on his fun flying adventures through Car City World's skies and help rescue his friends!

Everyday Short Stories - Planes
Have you ever flown on an airplane? Do enjoy seeing planes fly by in the sky? This delightful collection of beginning short stories will help to make reading fun for all kids! Choose the "Read To Me" option with words that highlight in sync with a Narrator’s voice, or "Read With Someone" so your child can practice reading on their own or with someone else.

Hello Copter
Hello happy vehicles! Soar through the sky and sail through the sea in this fun early reader! Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

How People Make Construction Paper
In this episode there's a factory video to see how people make construction paper. And Mister Rogers reminds us - young and old alike - it can take a lot of trying to learn something -- the important thing is to keep trying.

Om Nom Stories: New Neighbors - Nom on Wheels (Episode 222)
Om Nom is a master of wheels; he rides a skateboard, a scooter, a tricycle and roller skates. His friends are welcome to join the ride too!

Om Nom Stories: Super-Noms - Robo Butler (Episode 103)
Professor Cheddar decided that Om Nom and Om Nelle could use an extra pair of hands and brought his new invention to their house. It happened to be Robo Butler, a robot that is obsessed with cleaning. When this high-tech butler decided to clean out the crime in the city, Om Nom looked beyond happy and Om Nelle was skeptical.

Om Nom Stories: Super-Noms - Shrunken Noms (Episode 84)
Om Nom and Om Nelle visit Professor Cheddar’s laboratory. Playing with his inventions ends up in our heroes becoming tiny! Will the professor be able to fix the situation on time?

On the Go
A fun story centered around being "On the Go"! Learn nouns, prepositions and simple verbs about transportation and movement with highlighted text and independent reading modes. eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.

Pango Kaboom
Enjoy this cube building game for small (and large) builders! Slide blocks and colored cubes to build incredible structures. Use explosive blocks to knock them down!

STEAM | Ask Deeper Questions
Asking questions helps turn curiosity into inquiry! In this activity, children will learn more about different types/ levels of questions by creating an Inquiry Ladder and challenging themselves to think about bigger, essential questions.

Vehicles
This app shows youngsters how to identify various vehicles using sight & sound and makes learning fun!